A challenge in chemical engineering is the separation and purification of rare-earth elements and their compounds. We report the design and manufacture of a dielectrophoresis(DEP) microchip of microelectrode arrays. T...A challenge in chemical engineering is the separation and purification of rare-earth elements and their compounds. We report the design and manufacture of a dielectrophoresis(DEP) microchip of microelectrode arrays. This microchip device is constructed in order to use DEP to capture micro-particles of rare-earth oxides in petro-leum. Dielectrophoretic behavior of micro-particles of rare-earth oxides in oil media is explored. The dielectropho-retic effects of particles under different conditions are investigated. It is showed that the prepared microchip is suit-able for use in the investigation of dielectrophoretic responses of the rare-earth oxides in oil media. The factors such as frequency,particle size and valence of rare-earth metal are discussed. When the frequency is fixed,the transla-tion voltage decreases as particle size increases. Lower frequencies are more effective for manipulation of inorganic particles in oil media. Particles of the same rare-earth oxide with different size,as well as particles of different rare-earth oxides,are captured in different regions of the field by regulating DEP conditions. This may be a new method for separation and purification of particles of different rare-earth oxides,as well as classification of particles with different size.展开更多
In order to modify inorganic particles as chromatic electrophoretic particles, an approach was designed and used to prepare Fe203 red electrophoretic particles. These Fe203-cationic hybrid nanoparticles （Fe203-CHNPs...In order to modify inorganic particles as chromatic electrophoretic particles, an approach was designed and used to prepare Fe203 red electrophoretic particles. These Fe203-cationic hybrid nanoparticles （Fe203-CHNPs）were prepared through Fe203 core covered with polymer shell which was composed of SiO2 and P （DMAEMA-co-HMA） by using atom transfer radical polymerization （ATRP）technique. The SiO：-coating could introduce the functional group on the surfaceof inorganic particles, through which the polymer shell could be formed by using ATRP tech- nique. The results of Fourier transform infrared spectra （FT-IR）, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） and thermal gravimetric analysis （TGA）confirmed the chemical compositions of Fe2O3-CHNPs; the images of transmission elec- tron microscopy （TEM） indicated the core-shell structure of Fe2O3-CHNPs; the measurements of dynamic light scatter- ing （DLS） showed a 253.7 nm average particle size with narrow size distribution; and the zeta potential measurements identified the high chargeability of Fe2O3-CHNPs. Furthermore, the resulting nanoparticles were successfully applied in the electrophoretic display cell, which demonstrated that it was an effective approach to preparing chromatic elec- trophoretic particles.展开更多
基金Supported by the 985 Foundation of Central University for Nationalities（CUN985-3-3） the National Natural Science Foundation of China（90305011）
文摘A challenge in chemical engineering is the separation and purification of rare-earth elements and their compounds. We report the design and manufacture of a dielectrophoresis(DEP) microchip of microelectrode arrays. This microchip device is constructed in order to use DEP to capture micro-particles of rare-earth oxides in petro-leum. Dielectrophoretic behavior of micro-particles of rare-earth oxides in oil media is explored. The dielectropho-retic effects of particles under different conditions are investigated. It is showed that the prepared microchip is suit-able for use in the investigation of dielectrophoretic responses of the rare-earth oxides in oil media. The factors such as frequency,particle size and valence of rare-earth metal are discussed. When the frequency is fixed,the transla-tion voltage decreases as particle size increases. Lower frequencies are more effective for manipulation of inorganic particles in oil media. Particles of the same rare-earth oxide with different size,as well as particles of different rare-earth oxides,are captured in different regions of the field by regulating DEP conditions. This may be a new method for separation and purification of particles of different rare-earth oxides,as well as classification of particles with different size.
文摘In order to modify inorganic particles as chromatic electrophoretic particles, an approach was designed and used to prepare Fe203 red electrophoretic particles. These Fe203-cationic hybrid nanoparticles （Fe203-CHNPs）were prepared through Fe203 core covered with polymer shell which was composed of SiO2 and P （DMAEMA-co-HMA） by using atom transfer radical polymerization （ATRP）technique. The SiO：-coating could introduce the functional group on the surfaceof inorganic particles, through which the polymer shell could be formed by using ATRP tech- nique. The results of Fourier transform infrared spectra （FT-IR）, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） and thermal gravimetric analysis （TGA）confirmed the chemical compositions of Fe2O3-CHNPs; the images of transmission elec- tron microscopy （TEM） indicated the core-shell structure of Fe2O3-CHNPs; the measurements of dynamic light scatter- ing （DLS） showed a 253.7 nm average particle size with narrow size distribution; and the zeta potential measurements identified the high chargeability of Fe2O3-CHNPs. Furthermore, the resulting nanoparticles were successfully applied in the electrophoretic display cell, which demonstrated that it was an effective approach to preparing chromatic elec- trophoretic particles.
